Scientist. Author. Host of PBS Serving Up Science.
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Sheril Kirshenbaum, PhD retweeted
Check out the latest episode of the PaxGlobal Voices podcast from UMass Boston's CPDD, which features a conversation with Dr. Sheril Kirshenbaum: Increasing Impact and Communicating Research and Science from PBS to the U.S. Senate! open.spotify.com/episode/1iw…
“This study shows that playing an open-world game, such as The The Legend of Zelda & nostalgia evoked by Studio Ghibli films… ultimately contribute positively to one’s overall happiness in life.” games.jmir.org/2025/1/e76522
ALT Chihiro and No-Face on the train to Zeniba’s house in Spirited Away.
See which jobs are most threatened by #AI and who may be able to adapt 🤔
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ALT Women hold jobs that are most vulnerable to automation
Sheril Kirshenbaum, PhD retweeted
Listen to Food Secure Nation on Spotify for Creators open.spotify.com/episode/4NA… @Sheril_ is our guest and the show is packed with insights and thought provoking ideas of how we can build a food secure nation. #food #foodsecurity #hunger #America
Just finished #Pluribus & found it a thoughtful exploration of humanity, loneliness, love & individualism vs a collective hive mind.
At a time when so many programs feel the same, this series asks questions in ways I rarely experience.
I’m interested to hear what others think.
Most know me for work in science & policy but my other major was classical history.
I view the present through this lens, understanding the map is always changing.
Only by studying the humanities - that so many dismiss - can we learn from our past & chart a more hopeful future.
The government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history.
sheril.substack.com/p/shutdo… #uspol
So why does the 21st disruption of federal funding since 1976 feel... normal?
Sheril Kirshenbaum, PhD retweeted
How congressional dysfunction paved the road to political violence tinyurl.com/ymhmsuah
Jane Goodall, one of my greatest heroes, has passed away. How lucky we were to read her books and learn from her wisdom about our place on Earth. She was an inspiration to me and countless others. And her memory is a blessing.
As I conclude my IAF fellowship, I’m deeply grateful to @SenGaryPeters & his brilliant, thoughtful team. I will miss working with them tremendously.
Thanks also to @CFR_org for the chance to serve during such a pivotal moment in our nation’s history.
Not sure who needs to hear this, but #science cuts don’t just affect researchers.
They ripple out to the food we eat, the air we breathe, the safety of our water, and our health.
This is personal for you. Me. All of us.
America didn’t become a superpower by playing it safe. We did it by funding the impossible & believing that today’s basic research would become tomorrow’s transformative technology.
That choice made us the most innovative, prosperous nation in history. open.substack.com/pub/sheril…
When data is cherry-picked to support a political narrative, it stops being science and becomes propaganda.
Science is a process - a method for pursuing deeper understanding, not for validating fringe theories. /1
Sheril Kirshenbaum, PhD retweeted
"To make scientific voices more impactful in policymaking, scientists will need to get to know Congress."
In a new @ISSUESinST article, @Sheril_ discusses challenges to promoting science on the Hill and suggests ways to enhance #SciencePolicy engagement: ow.ly/OHNG50VU6zX
3 takeaways from my research:
1 - Not 1 staffer said they’d turn to scientists first on #science related questions.
2 - Party leadership, lobbyists & friends have more influence than studies.
3 - Scientists sideline themselves if they only engage w Ds. sheril.substack.com/p/what-s…